The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1887-11-16
THE HORSE DROVER'S MAR
RAGE.
.dge Allen Tells a Love Story
An Interesting Romance.

AShSA biSS Va bShAbS tASAh' AAC
recalls with clearness every inci>
dent of seeming unimportance
which has transpired during his
career. lie has heard speeches
from the lips of Webster, Clay and
Calhoun. He can almost repeat a
speech he heard delivered by Hens
ry Clay in a crowded street of Ma
COZ, when the orator predicted the
civil war.
He was uskod for a story, and
as his habit is, he had sat for a no.
ment quietly smoking bis pipe. At
length he placed his pipe in his
pocket and said:
We'll, l will tell you a real love
story. 1t all happened twenty
years before the war. when I was
attending school at the Georgia
University. At that time there
existed among the proud Southern
ers no greater prejudice than that
against horse drovers. A horse
drover was considered little better
than horse thief. met one day
a young man Of this class and, in
spite of my share in the common
prejudice, l was struck with his
easy manner. ] saw enough of
him to come to the conclusion that
he would grace anybodyNs parlor,
so one day I asked him if he would
not like 20 call on young lady
friend of mine. He said he would
be glad to do so, and that afternoon
we made call on Miss Priggins.
We found that she already had two
callers, young men of the town. |
introduced my friend, the horse
drover, and you would have been
amused to have seen the counter
ances OF the young men fall. Scar
cely a half dozen words were ex-
changed before Miss Priggins' first
callers made their exit. Ny friend
took in the situation at once, but
he had the good sense to not
show it.
After awhile, he was turning
music for Miss Priggins while she
played upon the piano. When she
had finished, he was asked if he
could not play.
i play sometimes was his re,
ply.
viii you not play for us?' Miss
Priggins then asked.
lie reluctantly consented. He
took his position in front OF the in
strument and we were thrilled with
music he made. He touched the
keys of the piano with the ease and
grace of a master, and when he
had finished and refused to play
more he had won the friendship of
Miss Priggins, who was, on his de-
parture, cordial 10 her invitation
tor him to call again.
well, he made several pleasant
calls during his stay. He came
back the next season and before he
left town he and Miss Priggins APP
preached the young lady's father
and asked his consent to their mar
riage.
Since you both seem to desire it,
l will not oppose your marriage.
but If my daughter make a hard
bed she must lie upon it,
1T shall be as soft as feathers
can make it, was the young mans
pleasant reioinder.
'The wedding was set for Sept,
10. When he came for his bride
everyone was surprised at the dis
play he made. He wore an ex-
pensive suit and a servant in livery
drove two magnificent iron grays
to his fine carriage. Some one,
made bold by curiosity, approachs
ed the servant and inquired who
the young man might be.
WY, sir, my master is de rich
es' man in Kentucky, I ,xpect sir.
He owns de fines farm in de coun-
try, and pears to me hat o Louis
Vile.
Further inquiry elictited the in
formation that the drover was real
ly a man of means, who had trav-
eled extensively and had many &C.
eomplishments. Suffice it to
say Miss Priegins was willing
to accept the bed she had made for
herself
-Four boys. ranging from IA to
II years, and recognized as being
from Americas, were seen at The
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